A wildfire in Broward county grew to 7000 acres. No homes or buildings were evacuated.
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A wildfire in Broward county grew to 7000 acres. No homes or buildings were evacuated. However, I-75 was closed in both directions due to visibility problems with smoke over the highway.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 9:27 AM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Miami FL 1027 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 .UPDATE... A toasty start to this Sunday with temperatures expected to keep rising. Current forecast captures trends well and only minor updates were made to the hourly grids to bring them into slightly better alignment with observed trends. Smoke from a wildfire in northwest Broward County has been lingering over much of western metropolitan Broward and Miami-Dade Counties this morning. Conditions should be improving over the coming hours as the Atlantic sea breeze pushes inland and the morning inversion is overcome by diurnal heating. If any convection initiates, it appears the best chances for showers and thunderstorms remains over interior portions of Miami-Dade. Heat index values above 95 can be expected across much of the area today with some areas peaking above 100. The current forecast captures all of these aspects well, so no further updates are anticipated. Have a wonderful Sunday! && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 751 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017/ AVIATION... Generally VFR is expected with westerly flow eventually flipping out of the east at the east coast terminals once the Atlantic sea breeze develops. Any showers or storms should be well inland of the terminals this afternoon, so no mention is necessary at this issuance. APF should remain westerly most of the day with reinforcement from the Gulf sea breeze once it develops later today. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 423 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017/ .Record Heat Possible Today with Heat Index Over 100F... DISCUSSION... Short-Term (Today through Tuesday): high pressure aloft will spread over Florida today, leading to greater subsidence over South Florida and helping to deliver another hot day to South Florida. Will continue established trend of going slightly above most of the model temperature guidance as 1000-850 mb thicknesses this afternoon are expected to be higher than yesterday, over 1430 meters across a large part of the interior and as far east as the western suburbs of SE Florida. Therefore, we should be able to exceed yesterday's max temperatures by at least 1-2 degrees most places, meaning daily record highs in the mid 90s are well within reach at Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach (see climate section below for details). Interior sections will be in the mid to upper 90s, with one or two of the typically warmer spots in the Everglades nudging close to 100F. Heat index values will once again hit 100-105 degrees from midday through at least mid afternoon. The SW Florida Gulf coast will be the only area to not experience the record heat as a seabreeze most of the day will keep high temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90. Nighttime temperatures won't provide much relief, particular east coast metro areas where lows will barely drop below 80 by sunrise Monday. A bit more relief interior areas around Lake Okeechobee where lows will drop to around 70. The high pressure area will gradually move east of the peninsula on Memorial Day, which will introduce a shift to E/SE wind flow. As a result, sea breeze onset across metro SE Florida may be earlier than previous days and help limit the duration of temperatures in the 90s (along with a perhaps few more clouds from late afternoon inland convection). The axis of highest thickness values and hottest temperatures will therefore shift west to interior sections as well as west of Lake Okeechobee where more upper 90s are expected. The Gulf coast will remain the "coolest" location with a seabreeze by midday keeping highs from exceeding 90 degrees. Heat index values will once again top 100 degrees most areas by midday. The high pressure retreats far enough east by Tuesday for the SE flow to become established. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms may be a little more widespread Tuesday as moisture increases some, and the moderating influence of the flow off the Atlantic will knock down high temperatures a few degrees compared to this weekend. Short-range models again seem to have a better handle on isolated convection developing this afternoon, mainly over inland sections of Miami-Dade County but likely less coverage than yesterday. Coverage of afternoon showers/thunderstorms increases slightly in coverage Memorial Day, focused over the interior up to near Lake Okeechobee. On Tuesday, increasing SE wind flow will favor interior and Gulf coast for isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Extended period (Tuesday night through Saturday): low/mid level high pressure will be centered over the Atlantic with a ridge across North Florida. This will further establish a moist SE wind pattern across South Florida as precipitable water values steadily increase to around 2 inches by the end of the week. As a result, showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage through the period, mainly favoring interior and Gulf coast areas in the afternoon and early evenings and east coast sections during the night and morning hours. MARINE... Sea/land breeze driven wind regime will continue through Monday, then gradually become predominantly SE and increase some Monday night and Tuesday as the high pressure area shifts to the north. A light to moderate SE wind will persist through the remainder of the upcoming week, with seas 2 to 4 feet. FIRE WEATHER... Lingering dry air and lower dewpoints in the 60s over SW Florida will once again drop relative humidity values below critical levels this afternoon. Therefore, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for Glades and Hendry counties and inland sections of Collier County from Noon to 7 PM. Elsewhere, humidity values will remain above critical values but will have to be watched as well. Similar conditions expected on Monday and a watch or warning may be needed once again for SW Florida. The moderating trend in moisture and RH will begin on Tuesday with conditions expected to improve. CLIMATE... Here are forecast and record high temperatures for the four main climate sites for today and Memorial Day: Today Forecast/Record Monday Forecast/Record MIA 95/ 93 (1996) 93/ 94 (1951) FLL 93/ 96 (1997) 92/ 95 (1915) PBI 94/ 94 (1928) 92/ 96 (2000) APF 90/ 94 (1986) 90/ 96 (2011) The record high for the month of May is 96 at Miami and Fort Lauderdale, which especially at Miami could be reached. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... West Palm Beach 94 76 92 77 / 10 0 10 10 Fort Lauderdale 93 79 92 79 / 10 0 10 10 Miami 95 78 93 79 / 10 0 10 10 Naples 90 75 90 76 / 0 0 10 10 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...Red Flag Warning until 7 PM EDT this evening for FLZ063-066-070. AM...None. GM...None. && UPDATE...02/RAG
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 341 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 281945- Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Glades-Hendry- Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier- Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade-Metro Miami-Dade- Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami- Dade-Far South Miami-Dade- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 341 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EVERGLADES... This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Thunderstorms: A few afternoon thunderstorms are possible mainly over interior Miami-Dade County, but these could impact the westernmost Miami suburbs. The primary risk with these thunderstorms is cloud to ground lightning. Temperatures: Heat indices of much of southeast Florida will near 105 degrees today. Fire weather: There is an enhanced risk for the spread of wildfires over Glades, Hendry, and Collier counties due to low relative humidity and moderate winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Isolated thunderstorms are possible mainly over western interior section Monday through Wednesday afternoons. There is a chance of thunderstorms all areas Thursday through Saturday, mainly during the afternoon. The primary threat with this activity will be cloud to ground lightning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. For more information...visit the National Weather Service in Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami. KONARIK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Florida High Patrol reported that I-75 was closed in both directions due to poor visibility due to smoke over the highway from a wildfire in interior Broward County. No structures have been evacuated or damaged.
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